Commander loyal to coalition killed in Hodeidah

HODEIDAH, Nov. 26 (YPA) – A field commander of militias loyal to Saudi-led coalition was killed on Monday by the Yemeni army fire in Hais district of Hodeidah province on the western coast, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.

Mohammed Salem Qoba was killed during clashes with the army forces overnight in east of Hais.

Qoba was a commander of a battalion led by Mustafa Dubala, who was killed along with several of his escorts during a ground attack on their positions in the same front on Sunday, according to the official.

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